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buckle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of buckle

1 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks

Synonyms of buckle

cave (in), collapse, crumple, founder, give, go, go out, implode, tumble, yield

Words Related to buckle

deflate, flatten, melt, melt down

break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall

burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split

crack, crumble, pop, snap

Phrases Synonymous with buckle

Near Antonyms of buckle

inflate, rise, swell

2 to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time

Synonyms of buckle

address, apply, bend, devote, give

Words Related to buckle

readdress, reapply

knuckle down, set (to), settle (down)

busy, commit, concern, engage, involve

exert, exhaust, put out, spend, strain, stress, tax, trouble, wear out

carry on, pitch in, plunge (in)

grind, hump, hustle, peg (away), plod, plow, plug (away), work

Phrases Synonymous with buckle

get cracking, get one's act together, get with it, turn one's hand (or turn a hand)

Near Antonyms of buckle

dally, dawdle, dillydally, fiddle (around), fool around, idle, mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

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